Saturday, 29 December 2012

Sunderland v Spurs: Can AVB outsmart O'Neill at Stadium of Light?

Sunderland won their third game in four league outings when they beat the champions Manchester City at the Stadium of Light on Boxing Day. Those crucial three points saw the Black Cats climb to 13th in the table and a late push for Europe isn't out of the question.

This afternoon they take on a Spurs side that will be buoyed by their 4-0 drubbing of Aston Villa at Villa Park. AVB's side are now fourth, level on points with Everton and West Brom, but they have managed just one win at the Stadium of Light in their past seven visits.

Will Martin O'Neill's winning run continue or will AVB leave the north east with all three points? Our pundits think Spurs will achieve something that the champions failed and win at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland v Spurs; Kick Off 12.45pm December 29 2012

Prediction Panel

Arsenal

Josh Ben Moshe

TBA

V

TBA

Aston Villa

Frank Pattison

1

V

2

Chelsea

Joe Tyler

TBA

V

TBA

Everton

Chris Goodwin

1

V

2

Fulham

Neil Springate

1

V

2

Liverpool

Dave Disciascio

0

V

1

Man City

Callum Rothwell

1

V

2

Man United

Alex Richert

1

V

2

Newcastle

Greg Hall

1

V

3

Norwich

Sue Read

1

V

3

QPR

John Jaycock

1

V

1

Reading

Jon Keen

1

V

2

Southampton

Andy Saunders

2

V

1

Stoke City

Jack Heaney

TBA

V

TBA

Sunderland

Tony Ratton

2

V

1

Swansea

Jim Barry

1

V

1

Spurs

Adam Crawford

TBA

V

TBA

West Brom

Andy Wakeman

1

V

0

West Ham

Matt Beeby

TBA

V

TBA

Wigan

Jimmy Shine

1

V

1

OUR EXPERTS

Writer

Colin Illingworth

1

V

2

Writer

Steve Coulter

1

V

0

Writer

Hugh Larkin

2

V

2

Writer

Mitch Waddon

1

V

2

Writer

Chris Pettitt

1

V

1

Writer

Sarshar Hosseinnia

3

V

1

Blackburn fan

Terry Kennedy

1

V

1

Bolton fan

David Blackburn

1

V

2

Boro fan

Sue Gardener

2

V

2

Pompey fan

Dan Taylor

1

V

2

Pompey fan

Peter Rendle

1

V

1

West Ham fan

Nigel Telfer

1

V

2

Wolves fan

Chris Cox

0

V

1

Editor

Antony Melvin

1

V

2

Panel Verdict

Away win.

Home: 5; Draw: 8; Away: 16. TBA 5.

* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d
love to hear from you.

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Sunderland v Spurs: Can AVB outsmart O'Neill at Stadium of Light?

Sunderland won their third game in four league outings when they beat the champions Manchester City at the Stadium of Light on Boxing Day. Those crucial three points saw the Black Cats climb to 13th in the table and a late push for Europe isn't out of the question.

This afternoon they take on a Spurs side that will be buoyed by their 4-0 drubbing of Aston Villa at Villa Park. AVB's side are now fourth, level on points with Everton and West Brom, but they have managed just one win at the Stadium of Light in their past seven visits.

Will Martin O'Neill's winning run continue or will AVB leave the north east with all three points? Our pundits think Spurs will achieve something that the champions failed and win at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland v Spurs; Kick Off 12.45pm December 29 2012

Prediction Panel

Arsenal

Josh Ben Moshe

TBA

V

TBA

Aston Villa

Frank Pattison

1

V

2

Chelsea

Joe Tyler

TBA

V

TBA

Everton

Chris Goodwin

1

V

2

Fulham

Neil Springate

1

V

2

Liverpool

Dave Disciascio

0

V

1

Man City

Callum Rothwell

1

V

2

Man United

Alex Richert

1

V

2

Newcastle

Greg Hall

1

V

3

Norwich

Sue Read

1

V

3

QPR

John Jaycock

1

V

1

Reading

Jon Keen

1

V

2

Southampton

Andy Saunders

2

V

1

Stoke City

Jack Heaney

TBA

V

TBA

Sunderland

Tony Ratton

2

V

1

Swansea

Jim Barry

1

V

1

Spurs

Adam Crawford

TBA

V

TBA

West Brom

Andy Wakeman

1

V

0

West Ham

Matt Beeby

TBA

V

TBA

Wigan

Jimmy Shine

1

V

1

OUR EXPERTS

Writer

Colin Illingworth

1

V

2

Writer

Steve Coulter

1

V

0

Writer

Hugh Larkin

2

V

2

Writer

Mitch Waddon

1

V

2

Writer

Chris Pettitt

1

V

1

Writer

Sarshar Hosseinnia

3

V

1

Blackburn fan

Terry Kennedy

1

V

1

Bolton fan

David Blackburn

1

V

2

Boro fan

Sue Gardener

2

V

2

Pompey fan

Dan Taylor

1

V

2

Pompey fan

Peter Rendle

1

V

1

West Ham fan

Nigel Telfer

1

V

2

Wolves fan

Chris Cox

0

V

1

Editor

Antony Melvin

1

V

2

Panel Verdict

Away win.

Home: 5; Draw: 8; Away: 16. TBA 5.

* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d
love to hear from you.